Nehemiah 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?””
Nehemiah 2:3 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, <FI>is<Fi> a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I said to the King, God saue the King for euer: why should not my countenance be sad, when the citie and house of the sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste, and the gates thereof are deuoured with fire?”
Nehemiah 2:3 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:3 in Context — Nehemiah 2
1 Au mois de Nisan, la vingtième année du roi Artaxerxès, comme le vin était devant lui, je pris le vin et je l’offris au roi. Jamais je n’avais paru triste en sa présence.
2 Le roi me dit: Pourquoi as-tu mauvais visage? Tu n’es pourtant pas malade; ce ne peut être qu’un chagrin de cœur. Je fus saisi d’une grande crainte,
3 et je répondis au roi: Que le roi vive éternellement! Comment n’aurais-je pas mauvais visage, lorsque la ville où sont les sépulcres de mes pères est détruite et que ses portes sont consumées par le feu?
4 Et le roi me dit: Que demandes-tu? Je priai le Dieu des cieux,
5 et je répondis au roi: Si le roi le trouve bon, et si ton serviteur lui est agréable, envoie-moi en Juda, vers la ville des sépulcres de mes pères, pour que je la rebâtisse.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:3 Mean?
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